CS2 Records Broken in 2025

The year 2025 in Counter-Strike 2 marked an era where legends and newcomers rewrote CS history, breaking dozens of records at majors and in rankings. Why did this blow up on Reddit and within the community? A user compiled a comprehensive list of achievements showing how ZywOo, apEX, and others set the bar at an unreachable height.

Key Records of the Year

ZywOo from Vitality became the first with four HLTV #1 titles (2019, 2020, 2023, 2025) and a record 28 MVPs, including 3 at majors, thanks to victories at the BLAST.tv Austin Major and others. NiKo entered the HLTV top 20 ten times in a row—a unique achievement for a decade of consistency. Donk set a peak 1.57 rating at a major, karrigan accumulated 3,084 kills across all majors, and nicoodoz delivered a 3.08 rating on the map Ancient against Complexity at the Austin Major 2025.

Senzu from The MongolZ broke NiKo's record for kills on a major map (56 on Dust2 against G2 in 5 overtimes), XANTARES at 30 became the oldest in the HLTV top 20 and MVP at that age, while apEX became the oldest major champion (32 years 9 months) and the leader in trophies (76) plus prize earnings over $2.2 million.

These records reinforce CS2's status as a discipline where experience (apEX, XANTARES) blends with youthful peaks (donk, Senzu), inspiring new generations. In 2026, they will become benchmarks for top players, raising the stakes at tournaments like future majors. The year demonstrated that while the scene evolves, legends remain unbeatable.